Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)

I thank the Minister of State for that detailed response, which has answered many of the questions in my original queries and some I had asked previously. I am somewhat concerned that when we raise issues such as traffic light food labelling, this kind of question is kicked back to the Department of Health and Children although the Minister for Agriculture and Food has commented on it. I am concerned about the interaction between the Departments. Will the Minister's consumer liaison panel examine the traffic light issue as a specific aspect of food labelling, one that is relevant to the Department of Agriculture and Food as well as the Department of Health and Children? It has been passed back and forth. I know the Minister does not fully agree with my views or those of Deputy Naughten in this regard but I would like to hear the views of the consumer liaison panel. As the panel comes under the banner of the Department of Agriculture and Food, it might be appropriate for it to examine this issue.

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